Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

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Please have your valid gift card or voucher with you, either digitally or printed. This reservation is not a confirmation that your deal is valid. To redeem, just show up, start a tab, choose from over 5 different canvas options, and pay by the hour in order to build your own ArtJamz experience. We'll deduct your gift card or voucher at the end of your session.

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ARTJAMZ ACADEMY

Basics of Portraiture

Unleash Your Inner Artist!® with ArtJamz® America's original public art studio and lounge and the ArtJamz Academy, the coolest and most arty art school around.

Take this class to learn the basics steps of portraiture such as accurately measuring your subject, correct proportions, how to shape and shade eyes, noses, and mouths, how to mix the right colors, and much more!

Need inspiration? No problem! Our ArtJamz music mix, great selection of wines, beers and champagne, art books, graffitied walls, Pinterest page and friendly art-trained Creative Enablers will keep the creative ideas flowing – all you do is paint, drink and have fun. Seriously. That's it.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU JAMZ

ARRIVEMetro: Red Line. Dupont. North Exit. 3-4 minute walk. Bike: Capital Bike Share (20th St & Florida Ave NW) is block away from Connecticut and there is a station at Dupont Circle. Parking: One and two-hour metered street parking is available but limited on Connecticut Ave. It’s free after 630PM South-bound and free after 830PM North-bound. Neighborhood and side-street parking is available as well. There are parking garages in the area, closest being on S Street next to Thaiphoon Restaurant.

Reservations will be released to those waiting for studio space if you come later than 15 minutes afer your alloted start time.

WEARWe have smocks! However we are painting in a live studio environment, so wear things you don't mind getting paint on, ergo, leave the Louboutins at home, ladies. We use water-based acrylic paints, but still, we don't want any nice stuff to get paint on it … although, that would be very fashion forward if you did. Paint splats are so in!!

CAN I LEAVE MY CANVAS?In short, no. We get asked a lot if people can leave their canvas(es) at the studio. Unfortunately, we don’t have storage space -- Dupont is expensive. We ask that you plan to take your canvas(es) with you. Leaving them at the studio is a bad option. Still, if you choose to leave your canvas(es) by doing so you acknowledge and agree the there is no gaurantee it will be there when you come back. You understand that your canvas might get lost or damaged and that it will get painted over within 24 hours and re-sold as discounted "recycled canvas." We have carry bags available for $2.50 that you can use to carry your canvas out and we have blow-dryers at the studio to help with drying.

RELAXNo one expects you to paint the Mona Lisa. In fact, there is a painting underneath the Mona Lisa, meaning even da Vinci at one point thought "this stinks, I think I'll paint over it." Some people come with ideas, pictures, concepts, etc. some people free style. Up to you. Either way our Creative Enablers are there to help you execute. There are no mistakes, just "evolution." Think of it more as "designing" a canvas as opposed to creating a painting.

GET INSPIREDWe have lots of sketch and art books at the studio and you can access our PINTEREST PAGE for ideas ... or just ask our awesome Creative Enablers, who are always there to help guide you -- the wine and beer help too...

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

Organizer

ArtJamz LLC

Unleash Your Inner Artist! at ArtJamz, America's original public art studio and lounge. We supply the arty stuff and inspiration, you bring the vision. Aside from our popular freestyle paint sessions, we host guided classes, private events, pop-ups and special events.